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Something Bigger Calls to Each of Us By Joseph J. Bucci | May 31, 2024

So kick back and enjoy a compelling redemption-themed film tonight. And be reminded that “something bigger than ourselves” is calling to us. It’s time to answer that call!

Your Way: Regret or Rejoice? By Joseph J. Bucci | May 31, 2024

It may only be after the fact that we see some of it, but if this is a verse of promise from God, then let us not regret – but rejoice over the goodness and mercy to come as He walks us through this life

With Thomas At Chickamauga By Dr. Bruce Smith | May 27, 2024

There is much to discover on a stroll in a cemetery around Memorial Day

One Life… Your Life… Can Make a Difference By Joseph J. Bucci | May 20, 2024

Those of us who have been affected by the life of Jesus have been given the opportunity to demonstrate the redemptive power of Christ in our lives, as we reflect Jesus’ redemptive work

I Sacrifice Myself For Love By Dr. Bruce Smith | May 14, 2024

Survival in Tough Times: She always said it was the most chivalrous thing anyone ever did for her. Just now when she finished reading this, she smiled at me just like that February day in 1968

A Summer Garden to Provide Winter Meals By Dr. Bruce Smith | May 6, 2024

Survival in Tough Times: I wish everyone a bountiful garden season and a plentiful supply of comfort food when the days are very short in the first months of the new year.

Give Us This Day A Moment To Savor By Dr. Bruce Smith | May 1, 2024

Survival in Tough Times: If it has been a hectic day with nothing but harried action, then savor a day in the past. Select a memory and set it in the golden hour. Then savor it until sleep creeps in again

Remembering the Moles Sisters By Dr. Bruce Smith | April 22, 2024

Survival in Tough Times: Cousin Gary, Maxine’s middle son, wrote to me on Friday to tell me Maxine had passed away. He said it better than I could ever do. “What great moms we had! They are back together!”

My Brother Taught Me A Lesson By Dr. Bruce Smith | April 14, 2024

Survival in Tough Times: I learned a great deal from him when he didn’t know I was watching him. Love ya, Bro. Thank you.

Tales From Climbing Mountains with God By Jim Ross Lightfoot | April 13, 2024

It is time to learn what new mountain must be climbed. It looks like there is much hard work tomorrow

A Gardening Forecast By Dr. Bruce Smith | April 8, 2024

Survival in Tough Times: We can find most anything we want right now, and that’s a good thing. A little prudent shopping or gardening might be something to consider. It’s just a thought

Old School Chapter One: The Compass Rose By Dr. Bruce Smith | April 1, 2024

Survival in Tough Times: All of this awareness and appreciation of the landscape starts with a reference point and the compass rose. Check it twice a year on the equinoxes or on a clear night. If you’re going most anywhere, pack a good atlas

On The Road March 14-20 By Dr. Bruce Smith | March 25, 2024

Survival in Tough Times

Hey, Mom By Jim Ross Lightfoot | March 24, 2024

This is just one of the many personal stories in my book "Climbing Mountains with God."You can purchase "Climbing Mountains With God" on Amazon.com and get it shipped directly to you

Musical Perfection: Gloria Gaynor, I Will Survive, 1978 By Dr. Bruce Smith | March 18, 2024

Did you think I’d crumble? Did you think I’d lay down and die? Oh, no, not I. I WILL SURVIVE!

Best Day Ever: The Blizzard of ’61, Part II By Dr. Bruce Smith | March 5, 2024

Survival in Tough Times:

Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates By Barbi Martin | March 2, 2024

When people say I must have had a boring life because I didn’t have the tech toys of today, I am forever grateful that Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates widened my horizons

Best Day Ever: The Blizzard of ‘61 By Dr. Bruce Smith | February 26, 2024

Survival in Tough Times: My excitement grew steadily. We were snowed in, stranded at the farm, the happiest place of my childhood in my first blizzard.

How The West Was Won, Alfred Newman, 1962 By Dr. Bruce Smith | February 21, 2024

Survival in Tough Times: Musical Perfection in Movie Themes

Why Don’t We Start Writing Letters Again? By Dr. Bruce Smith | February 12, 2024

Survival in Tough Times: With luck it could be the start of a fine new tradition that will inspire writing, evoke sympathy and understanding, and teach a bit about family history. We could do worse.

Michael Kitchen as Christopher Foyle in Foyle’s War By Dr. Bruce Smith | January 24, 2024

Survival in Tough Times: Finest Screen Performances:

Thine Alabaster Cities Gleam By Dr. Bruce Smith | January 15, 2024

Survival in Tough Times: The words of Katherine Lee Bates just shock me now. What a time she knew, when the towers of alabaster were the pillars of a great civilization now fallen on hard times

Going to Mickey D’s for the last time By Dr. Bruce Smith | January 8, 2024

Survival in Tough Times: So at the hip places that demand conformity with their policies, the message is clearly this: Do it our way and like it, or just don’t come back. In the case of one mega restaurant chain, that has already been arranged.

Edge of the World By Dr. Bruce Smith | December 26, 2023

Survival in Tough Times: In my memory it is always green and there are fuzzy brown acorns scattered on the ground. I go there in my memory quite often, but I’m never tempted go west of Lewisville to peek over the edge of the world.

Musical Perfection: Ricky Skaggs, Highway 40 Blues By Dr. Bruce Smith | December 24, 2023

If you’ve ever set out on the road to someplace different, or if you remember leaving home to find a living or a love, it might just speak to you.

The Winter of Our Discontent Continues By Dr. Bruce Smith | December 24, 2023

Survival in Tough Times: One thing is for sure. Inside of the next calendar year, we’re going to find out whether all is lost or no

If These Wall Could Talk By Barbi Martin | December 20, 2023

An Intellectual World Just One House Away

A Christmas message of HOPE! By Stephanie L. Mann | December 20, 2023

The Christmas spirit is about showing God's love for families, neighbors, and their communities. Politicians can't save us. It will be God's people who save democracy and America!

Hard Lessons From the Kitchen and Garden By Dr. Bruce Smith | December 18, 2023

Survival in Tough Times

Big Ol’ Comma By Dr. Bruce Smith | December 9, 2023

Survival in Tough Times: Get ahead of them by consulting the barometer and the old weather vane. You don’t have to tell them you looked at the latest maps and radar.